After graduating with an BFA in Interior Design at Western Carolina University I was employed as an Interior Designer for several years with Broyhill Furniture in Lenoir, NC and Little & Associates Architects in Charlotte, NC. I continued to further my interest in the fiber arts by weaving and designing textiles while attending programs that included: Penland School of Crafts, John C. Campbell Folk School, and Arrowmont to name a few. I then decided to return to graduate school where I received my MFA in Art and Design at Winthrop University. I continued to explore the fiber arts and exhibited my artwork throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, New York, and Washington D.C.

I began to teach art & design in the Carolinas and also acquired some interesting

commissions such as designing two Hot air balloons for a south Florida lawyer.

The perk from this project was being a participant in test flying the balloons in France,

Italy, and Switzerland.
A need to be near my family brought me back to Florida where I lived much of my life and I

began to teach at Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University and Broward Community College. I continued to work in fiber and exhibited with Broward Art Guild, FAU, BCC, Borders Books, Art serve, Uncommon Gallery, and at the Ft. Lauderdale airport.
I continue to teach 2-D Design, Art Appreciation, Drawing and Color Composition at BrowardCollege. I have not determined whether my artwork and my teaching are influenced by my love of color and design or if teaching these courses has influenced my work.